2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Exercise

What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month?*

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^		 Walking Gardening Running Weight lifting Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,073 1,780 57.4 55.0-59.8 206 6.6 5.5- 7.9 222 8.4 7.1- 9.9 193 7.1 6.0- 8.4 672 20.5 18.7-22.5
Eastern NC 1,081 624 56.7 52.5-60.8 77 5.3 3.9- 7.2 83 11.2 8.6-14.4 61 7.3 5.3- 9.9 236 19.6 16.6-22.9
GENDER
Male 493 246 47.8 41.6-54.0 29 4.1 2.6- 6.6 55 15.4 11.2-20.8 47 11.0 7.7-15.5 116 21.7 17.1-27.0
Female 588 378 66.2 60.8-71.2 48 6.5 4.3- 9.7 28 6.7 4.3-10.3 *** *** *** 120 17.4 13.8-21.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 570 318 54.6 49.4-59.7 45 6.8 4.7- 9.6 56 13.6 10.0-18.2 31 6.2 4.2- 9.1 120 18.8 15.3-22.9
Non-Hispanic Black 189 125 65.3 55.7-73.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 20.0 13.3-29.1
Other 305 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 10.7 6.1-18.1 *** *** *** 76 24.5 16.9-34.0
AGE
18-34 229 95 43.2 35.6-51.2 *** *** *** 48 22.8 17.0-30.0 33 15.0 10.0-22.0 51 18.2 13.3-24.4
35-44 176 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 15.3 8.4-26.3 *** *** *** 40 19.9 13.0-29.2
45-54 159 102 63.4 52.8-72.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 23.4 15.5-33.7
55-64 191 121 69.0 58.7-77.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 15.9 10.1-24.2
65-74 190 126 67.2 57.4-75.7 19 9.7 5.6-16.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 20.6 13.8-29.8
75+ 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 238 137 53.9 44.8-62.7 *** *** *** 18 11.7 7.2-18.5 15 10.6 5.8-18.6 52 18.5 12.8-26.1
Some Post-H.S. 340 207 58.0 50.8-64.8 31 6.2 4.0- 9.7 21 11.5 7.0-18.3 18 6.2 3.7-10.3 63 18.0 13.2-24.0
College Graduate 423 232 53.8 47.5-59.9 22 4.3 2.5- 7.1 38 11.4 7.9-16.2 26 6.5 4.1-10.1 105 24.0 19.1-29.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 307 182 64.2 56.4-71.3 24 5.0 2.8- 8.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 72 18.6 13.5-25.1
No 745 423 53.1 48.0-58.1 51 5.4 3.7- 7.8 67 12.3 9.2-16.3 45 8.7 6.0-12.3 159 20.5 16.9-24.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 191 78 37.1 29.2-45.8 *** *** *** 41 26.5 19.4-35.1 24 14.8 9.6-22.0 39 18.9 12.6-27.4
Non-Veteran 882 543 61.8 57.0-66.3 67 5.8 4.2- 8.1 41 7.4 5.0-10.9 36 5.4 3.4- 8.4 195 19.6 16.3-23.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 590 316 51.9 46.3-57.4 29 4.0 2.3- 6.6 64 15.0 11.3-19.7 43 9.2 6.3-13.4 138 19.9 16.1-24.4
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 293 184 63.2 55.2-70.6 37 12.6 8.4-18.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 63 20.2 14.5-27.4
Unable to Work 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 17.0 9.3-28.9 *** *** *** 18 14.9 8.6-24.6
$35,000- 49,999 151 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 12.8 7.0-22.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 157 79 51.4 41.1-61.7 *** *** *** 14 11.6 6.6-19.6 *** *** *** 40 21.8 15.0-30.6
$75,000+ 352 198 55.3 48.1-62.2 24 6.3 3.9-10.0 30 12.8 7.9-19.9 20 6.0 3.4-10.4 80 19.7 14.9-25.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 206 130 65.6 55.9-74.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 48 18.4 12.4-26.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 619 336 51.6 46.2-57.0 47 7.2 4.9-10.3 54 12.9 9.3-17.6 43 8.0 5.5-11.3 139 20.4 16.5-24.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 206 130 65.6 55.9-74.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 48 18.4 12.4-26.4
HOUSING
Own 749 449 59.5 54.4-64.5 66 6.5 4.6- 9.1 39 8.8 6.0-12.8 25 4.4 2.7- 7.0 170 20.7 17.0-25.1
Rent 251 127 48.4 40.6-56.2 *** *** *** 32 15.2 10.4-21.8 27 12.2 8.0-18.3 57 20.8 15.4-27.4
Other arrangement 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 309 166 52.8 46.2-59.3 12 3.3 1.8- 5.8 39 14.6 10.4-19.9 30 11.3 7.6-16.5 62 18.0 13.6-23.5
Rural 698 413 58.9 53.1-64.6 61 6.8 4.6- 9.8 35 9.1 5.8-13.8 29 5.2 3.0- 8.9 160 20.0 16.0-24.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 724 427 58.3 52.9-63.5 54 5.3 3.5- 8.0 55 12.6 9.1-17.1 40 6.9 4.8- 9.9 148 16.9 13.5-20.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 16.5 9.4-27.4 *** *** *** 32 22.4 14.4-33.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 227 133 56.9 48.3-65.1 14 4.7 2.7- 8.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 56 24.6 18.2-32.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 178 102 53.5 44.2-62.5 13 5.7 3.1-10.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 44 26.3 19.0-35.2
2nd Quartile 153 84 54.0 44.1-63.5 *** *** *** 18 12.9 7.7-20.7 16 13.1 7.8-21.3 29 16.9 10.9-25.2
3rd Quartile 333 177 53.4 46.6-60.1 18 5.8 3.3- 9.9 37 14.3 10.0-20.1 27 7.1 4.6-10.7 74 19.4 14.8-25.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 417 261 65.6 57.0-73.3 40 5.9 3.4-10.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 89 17.2 12.0-24.0

Back to Exercise.

*Asked only of those who reported any exercise in the past month.
NOTE: There are 10 exercise categories available for this question. The four categories featured in this table
had the highest frequency of any single category.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 08APR25.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts